Australia announces worlds team

Cycling Australia has announced the 'Cyclones' Australian team for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships for Mendrisio, Switzerland later this month. Bristling with stars, the team is noticeably missing star sprinter Robbie McEwen who has been struggling with injury most of the season.

Cadel Evans has been riding strongly – albeit without much luck – in this month’s Vuelta a España and so should prove competitive on the hilly Mendrisio circuit. Allan Davis has been successful since winning the Tour Down Under in January and may prove strong enough on the challenging circuit as his recent second place in the hilly GP Wallonie in Belgium shows.

Australia also fields a five rider strong team for the under-23 race. Jack Anderson qualifies on top of the country’s two rider allocation in the under-23 time trial by virtue of status as Oceania time trial champion.